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asking as a favor to have the man sent to Jerusalem, planning an ambush to kill him on the way.

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Festus replied that Paul was being kept at Caesare'a, and that he himself intended to go there shortly.

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"So," said he, "let the men of authority among you go down with me, and if there is anything wrong about the man, let them accuse him."

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When he had stayed among them not more than eight or ten days, he went down to Caesare'a; and the next day he took his seat on the tribunal and ordered Paul to be brought.

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And when he had come, the Jews who had gone down from Jerusalem stood about him, bringing against him many serious charges which they could not prove.

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Paul said in his defense, "Neither against the law of the Jews, nor against the temple, nor against Caesar have I offended at all."

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But Festus, wishing to do the Jews a favor, said to Paul, "Do you wish to go up to Jerusalem, and there be tried on these charges before me?"

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But Paul said, "I am standing before Caesar's tribunal, where I ought to be tried; to the Jews I have done no wrong, as you know very well.

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If then I am a wrongdoer, and have committed anything for which I deserve to die, I do not seek to escape death; but if there is nothing in their charges against me, no one can give me up to them. I appeal to Caesar."

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Then Festus, when he had conferred with his council, answered, "You have appealed to Caesar; to Caesar you shall go."

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Now when some days had passed, Agrippa the king and Berni'ce arrived at Caesare'a to welcome Festus.

Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
(Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)